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Police were called to an incident involving hunters and hunt saboteurs in Gatcombe yesterday morning (Saturday). At around 08:20 Police were called after reports of a confrontation between 2 groups of people near St Olave's Church in the village. Hunt...

A Southern Vectis bus has somehow ended up sideways across a main road in Seaview this evening (Saturday). The Route 8 was serving the East Wight when, during the course of performing a 3-point turn, it grounded out on a...

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue service are in attendance at GKN Aerospace in East Cowes this afternoon (Friday), where smoke has been sighted.  3 appliances from Newport and Ryde have been mobilised to GKN Falcon Yard on...

Detectives have launched an investigation into a stabbing in Newport Town Centre last night (Thursday), which saw a woman in her 20s receive a cut to her arm and an 18-year-old girl punched and kicked. As first reported by Island...

Hovertravel are working to identify and fix a problem with their Solent Flyer craft after a mechanical breakdown led to an extended crossing on the last flight to Ryde last night (Thursday). Passengers have told Island Echo that the 20:30...

An area of Church Litten in Newport has been cordoned off by Police after an alleged stabbing in the park last night (Thursday). Officers are maintaining a guard around the crime scene which is focused on an exercise area in...

Island Line trains are to be suspended for around 12 hours on Saturday night and into Sunday morning, it has been announced. The Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin service will cease to operate at 18:30 tomorrow evening (8th October) and...

A collision between 2 BMWs in Bembridge has led to an emergency response from Police and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service tonight (Thursday). The incident has occurred on Steyne Road in the village, with a black...

22-year-old Bailey Smith has been jailed for 14 months after kicking a woman in between the legs and breaching an indefinite restraining order - all whilst on a suspended prison sentence. It was on 23rd August this year that Smith,...

Cross-Solent ferry operator Wightlink has cancelled 6 sailings on its Portsmouth - Fishbourne route tomorrow (Friday). The cancellations are due to the absence of essential crew members and have seen the 06:40, 08:40 and 10:40 from Portsmouth and the 07:40,...